USS Covington (ID-1409)

USS Covington at Boston Navy Yard
History
Name	1908: Cincinnati 1917: Covington
Namesake	1908: Cincinnati 1917: Covington, Kentucky
Owner	1908: HAPAG 1917: US Shipping Board
Port of registry	1908: Hamburg 1917:
Route	1909: Hamburg – Cherbourg – New York 1910: Genoa – Naples – New York 1914: Hamburg – Boulogne – Southampton – Boston
Builder	F. Schichau, Danzig
Launched	24 July 1908
Acquired	26 July 1917
Commissioned	28 July 1917
Maiden voyage	27 May 1909
Identification	1913: wireless call sign DDC 1917: ID-1408
Fate	Torpedoed 1 July 1918, then sank during her towing
General characteristics
Tonnage	16,339 GRT, 9,733 NRT
Length	183.9 m (603 ft)
Beam	19.9 m (65 ft)
Propulsion	as built: 2 × screws, 2 × quadruple expansion engines
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Capacity	passengers, 1908: 246 first class 332 second class 448 third class 1,801 steerage
Crew	as troopship: 776
Armament	4 × 6-inch (150 mm) guns
Notes	sister ship: Cleveland

USS Covington (ID-1409) was a German transatlantic ocean liner that was launched in 1908 for the Hamburg America Line (HAPAG) as Cincinnati. In 1917 the United States seized her, had her converted into a troop ship and renamed her Covington. In 1918 SM U-86 torpedoed her, killing six of her complement. Three tugs towed her about 1/3 the way to Brest, but she sank the afternoon of 2 July 1918.